In the grand scheme of things the 10K was immaterial - both our original and revised offers were very fair - it was the message that needed to be heard ... and maybe it was.  

@Tamara TaylorMy husband & I did the 203k loan.A few things..1.) we went over our 6 month deadline because of unforeseen delays(ie weather) & we had to go into our contingency a few grand.2.) 

Right now my wife really likes Kenwood, Coquina Key, and Grand Central district but i'm not sure if those are great investment areas. 

@Ivan Vargas  just seems like a lot of work to raise 1 million dollars... which really is not much money in the grand scheme of most real estate developers and movers and shakers. but in certain markets were they are buying houses like a used car buyer  IE same price points I can see where a million would be meaningful

He was a couple grand cheaper than what my contractor was going to charge.  

I have started partnering in deals with family members in the Rio Grand Valley area (Mcallen, Edinburg, Mission) in Texas but would like to also start in the San Antonio area learning from all of you.I found BiggerPockets while looking for opinions about the Lifestyles Unlimited group.

Hello,My name is Jake Anderson and I live in Grand Forks.

We live in Grande Prairie AB which is very reliant on oil and the market has taken a big nose dive in the last year. 

I own properties in Grand Rapids, and manage over 500 others.In regards to your "Top of Mind Concerns"  Winters can be hard here in Grand Rapids.  

I think you guys are forgetting that averages mean nothing on a grand scale....Stats Can is to be taken with  grain of salt.